TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, [A+BE] Graduate School
Towards a Morphological Approach for Water Sensitive Spatial Transformations - the case of Guangzhou, the Pearl River Delta, China Keywords: spatial transformations, morphological approach, urbanization, water sensitive delta cities, the Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou
Urban Design - Theory & Methods Area of Research: Urban Morphology
Yuting Tai PhD started in: 2009 MSc. Urban Design & Planning. SCUT
2009
B.E. Urban Design & Planning. NJFU
2006
Promoter(s): Prof.dr.ir. V.J. (Han) Meyer
Daily Supervisor(s): dr. Lei Qu
Research Summary: Urbanized deltas are vulnerable to changes driven by natural forces and human interventions, such as climate change, subsidence, population growth and economic development. Among others, flood risk is one of the most common issues all over the world. However, the lack of integration of current spatial planning and water management undermines water sensitive spatial quality for densely populated delta cities. The situation is even worse for Chinese delta cities where extremely rapid urbanization is taking place. The research is targeted to better understand the process of urban transformation and the impacts of urban development on water sensitive spatial quality of Guangzhou in the Pearl River Delta of China. The historical analysis is expected to contribute to sustainable strategies in dealing with flooding issues for current and future urban development towards a better living environment. Research Methodology: The research adopts a layer approach in the framework of urban morphology, which includes three major layers: Landscape Layer, Infrastructure Layer and Urban Occupation Layer, with special focus on the interactions among three layers as well as the analysis on different scales and timelines.
Key Publications: Tai, Y. (2011) Water System and Urban Form of Guangzhou in Times of Climate Change-Towards a Smart and Sustainable Development Approach. Subtropical Cities Conference 2011Urbanism Beyond Climate Change, Florida. Tai, Y. (2012) Towards an Integrated Perspective of Urban Development and Flood Management Strategies in Guangzhou Based on Morphological Study. 19th ISUF, Delft. Tai, Y. (2012) Delta-scale Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development and Flood Mitigation. International Conference on Spatial and Social Transformation in Urban China, Hong Kong.
Email: y.tai@tudelft.nl Phone: +31 (0)15 27 84430 Main Question: What are the impacts of rapid urbanization on water sensitive spatial quality in delta cities?
Deliverables: A framework to better
understand the impacts of rapid urban development on water sensitive spatial quality in urbanized delta cities. Link(s): www.bk.tudelft.nl/
Updated: October 16, 2013